Crime Essays

Linda M. Hasselstrom made a very convincing argument in her essay, “Why One Peaceful Woman Carries a Pistol”. She says that criminal activity has become a growing concern for most people. According to the Department of Justice, several hundreds of people will be robbed, assaulted, kidnapped or murdered this year …

“The Uniform Crime Report statistics state that blacks are more frequently arrested than whites. While this may mean that blacks actually commit more crime, what are some other factors that may be driving the statistics?” “If black neighborhoods are under more police surveillance than white neighborhoods, what does this mean …

Did you know that juveniles accounted for almost half the arrests for serious crimes in the United States in 1974 and for less than one-third in 1983? Did you know that recent trends show an increase in arrests of adolescents for murder, assault, and weapon use? The small number of …

In Coretta Scott King’s “The Death Penalty Is a Step Back” and Mike Royko’s “Death to the Killers,” each author presents their individual analysis on the topic of capital punishment. The writers discuss their personal opinions on the issue of the death penalty, while giving several reasons to support their …

I.Introduction a.Attention Device: b.Thesis: “Piracy of media files must be accepted.” c.Preview: Why it cannot be stopped, the Monetary impacts of entertainment piracy, and Other benefits of pirating entertainment. II.Body a.Limitations of Stopping Piracy i.No borders, no boundaries, no dictator. ii.Many things, which are supposed to be illegal in Utah …

The purpose of this speech is to inform the audience of the cruelty of death and that imprisonment alone should be a great enough punishment. 1. The main attention getter is an imagination that I am going to create for the audience so they can imagine the living quarters of …

Organized and over-the-counter securities exchanges are similar in that they both deal with the trading of securities such as stocks and bonds. However, they are different in many ways. An organized securities exchange is defined as “A securities marketplace where purchasers and sellers regularly gather to trade securities according to …

Look at Merton’s Modes of Adaptation. Give at least one example of how someone, perhaps someone in the criminal justice system, uses each mode. Robert K. Merton’s “Social Structure and Anomie” (1938). People adapt in many different ways. Just as part of a river that suddenly finds it, self blocked …

Should juvenile offenders be tried as adults? This question has become a hot topic recently in this country. Nearly everyone from lawyers and judges, to politicians has expressed their opinion on this subject, and while everyone seems to be talking about it no real conclusions have been reached. When talking …

The movie “Ned Kelly” is telling the audience about Australian history and that Australia is not a perfect country, but struggles with criminals as well. It also conveys racism, not against blacks, but against the Irish. This is now dispelled as Ned Kelly is known as the ‘Australian hero’, not …